What is an agentCompany ?

An export tax rebate agency refers to an enterprise that is registered with the General Administration of Customs and possesses professional qualifications.Service providers.According to the latest amendment of the "Administrative Measures for Value-Added Tax and Consumption Tax on Exported Goods and Services" in 2025,such institutions can provide enterprises with services.Full-process tax refund declaration,document review,and tax coordinationAfter receiving the remitted RMB,transfer it to the domestic factory account designated by the customer,ensuring that the account is consistent with the account for issuing value - added tax invoices in the future.

What specific services does an agency company provide?

• DocumentPre-CheckService
  • Customsdeclarationform,VATinvoice,Three-waymatchingofvouchers
  • Cross-borderPaymentDocumentComplianceVerification
• Tax Refund Declaration Service
  • ElectronicPortDataIntegration(AddingaBlockchainVerificationModulein2025)
  • Cross-yeartaxrefundretroactivedeclaration(upto5fiscalyears)
• Risk Management Services
  • Earlywarningindicatorsforexporttaxfraudrisks
  • DevelopmentofaContingencyPlanforSpecialTaxAudits

What is the difference between self-processing tax refund and entrusting an agent?

According to the data disclosed by the State Taxation Administration in 2024,the average tax refund period for self-operated tax refund enterprises is92 working days,while professional agencies can shorten the cycle to45 working days.The key differences lie in:

• Documenterrorrate:18%forself-handledenterprisesvs3%foragencyenterprises.
• PolicyUpdateResponseSpeed:Theagencyisequippedwithadedicatedregulatoryresearchteam.
• DisputeResolutionCapability:Theagencycanaccessahistoricalcasedatabase.

How to choose a reliable export tax rebate agent?

It is recommended to evaluate the qualifications of the agency from three dimensions:

• Industrycompatibility
  • Arethereanyservicecasesinthesameindustry(suchasdifferencesintaxrefundrulesbetweenelectromechanicalproductsandtextiles)?
  • Specialtrademodeprocessingcapability(9810/9710mode)
• Technical system verification
  • WhethertoconnecttotheStateTaxationAdministration’sGoldenTaxPhaseIVsystem
  • DoesthedataencryptioncomplywiththeGB/T39786-2021standard?
• Service response mechanisms
  • Istherea7×24-houremergencyresponsechannelavailable?
  • ProactiveNotificationMechanismforMajorPolicyChanges

How are agency service fees calculated?

The mainstream adoption in the industry will occur in 2025.Tiered composite billing model:

• Basicservicefee:Chargedat0.3%-0.8%ofthetaxrefundamount.
• Value-addedservicefees:Disputedeclarations,cross-borderaccountadjustments,etc.arebilledonanhourlybasis.
• Risk-sharingClause:Fullcompensationforlossescausedbyagencyerrors.

How do tax refund agents resolve common refund challenges?

Here’s a translation based on a recent real case example: A company exporting LED display screens faced obstacles in tax rebates due to incorrect HS code classification.The agency resolved the issue by:

• Initiatetheclassificationdisputeresolutionprocedure(within3workingdays)
• InvoketheCustomsClassificationAdvisoryOpinionDatabase
• Coordinateon-siteinspectionsupplementarytechnicalspecifications

Ultimately,the company successfully recovered 1.27 million yuan in tax refunds,with the entire process taking only 19 working days.